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Google Media CDN

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Spec sheet

What it does
Media CDN delivers streaming video and large file downloads from Google's global edge-caching infrastructure.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Integrations
It integrates with Google Cloud external Application Load Balancers, Cloud Logging, and Cloud Monitoring.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Security
Cloud Armor policies can allow or deny traffic by IP address, geography, layer 7 filters, and Autonomous System Number.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Compliance
The feature comparison lists PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2/3, and ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and 27701 for Media CDN; it does not list HIPAA or FedRAMP for the product.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
APIs and tooling
It supports REST APIs, the Google Cloud console and CLI, and Terraform.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Availability and support
You must contact a Google Cloud sales representative or account team to enable Media CDN for your project.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Caching
It supports origin shielding, configurable cache policies, TTLs, and cache invalidation by host and path, URL prefix or wildcard, and cache tags.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Content access
Signed URLs, signed cookies, and signed tokens can authenticate requests and limit access to content.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Intended workloads
Media CDN is optimized for high-throughput egress workloads, including video streaming and large downloads.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Notable limitations
Media CDN does not support RTMP or WebRTC delivery to clients, and Google advises against using it for sensitive or user-specific workloads.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Origins
It can fetch content from Cloud Storage, other clouds, and on-premises HTTP infrastructure.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Protocols
Client connections support Global Anycast over IPv4 and IPv6, HTTP/3, HTTP/2, HTTP/1.1, TLS 1.2, and TLS 1.3.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Routing
It supports host and path routing, URL redirects and rewrites, header and query matching, and built-in CORS policies.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
TLS certificates
Google-managed and self-managed TLS certificates are supported, with no additional charge for TLS traffic or Google-managed certificates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Plans and prices

Media CDN Priced on request Contact sales for a quote Quote required · Get the service enabled for your project through your Google Cloud sales representative or account team Read 7 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com

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